HON. RALPH OKEKE V. CHIEF (MRS) EDITH MIKE EJEZIE CHUKWUJEKWU OKEKE (RET. OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST/WEST FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY) MRS. BLESSING NWANKWO (ELECTORAL OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST L.G.A.) HERESA ADUGBE (ELECTORAL OFFICER ANAMBRA WEST L.G.A.) ALHAJI NASIRU AYILARA (RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE) INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) V. CHIEF (MRS) EDITH MIKE EJEZIE V. HON. RALPH OKEKE MRS. BLESSING NWANKWO (ELECTORAL OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST L.G.A.) HERESA ADUGBE (ELECTORAL OFFICER ANAMBRA WEST L.G.A.) ALHAJI NASIRU AYILARA (RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE) INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) V. CHUKWUJEKWU OKEKE (RET. OFFICER, ANAMBRA EAST/WEST FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY) MRS. BLESSING NWANKWO (ELECTORAL OFFICER, ANAMBRA STATE L.G.A.) HERESA ADUGBE (ELECTORAL OFFICER ANAMBRA EAST L.G.A.) ALHAJI NASIRU AYILARA (RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE) INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) V. CHIEF (MRS) EDITH MIKE EJEZIE HON. RALPH OKEKE
(2010) JELR 56742 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/E/EPT/66/2008 CA/E/EPT/66A/2008 CA/E/EPT/66B/2008
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14 Dec 2010
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Nigeria
Coram
AMINA A. AUGIE JCA (Presided) MOHAMMED L. TSAMIYA JCA (Read the Lead Judgment) ABDU ABOKI JCA
Appearances
Dr. Ikpeazu (SAN) (with him, O. Anumonye, Esq., and Anyigbo, Esq.) - for the Appellant/1st - 2nd Respondents.
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J. H. C. Okolo (SAN) (with him, Unachukwu, Esq.) - for the 1st Respondent/Appellant.
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Emeka Etiaba, Esq. (with him, Aniukwu) - for the 2nd - 6th
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Appellants.
Judgement
LADAN-TSAMIYA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The petitioner and the 1st respondent were twomajor contestants who contested for the seat of the Anambra East/West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives at the election held on 21 April 2007. The petitioner and the 1st respondent were sponsored by their respective political parties. The
A.N.P.P. fielded the petitioner while the 1st respondent was fieldedby P.D.P. The election was conducted by the 6th respondent. The 6th respondent, to be remembered, had the constitutional and statutory powers to do so. The 2nd - 5th respondents were the officials of the 6th respondent which is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).At the conclusion of the election on the said 21 April 2007, the 6th respondent announced the results of the election and declared the 1st respondent as the winner and returned him as the elected member of Anambra East/West Federal
Constituency in the House of Representatives.
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